STATISTICS: Netherlands Antilles


Netherlands Antilles

1.3% —or about 1,000 hectares—of Netherlands Antilles is forested.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2000, Netherlands Antilles had no significant change or no reported in forest cover.

Biodiversity and Protected Areas: Netherlands Antilles has some 340 known species of amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles according to figures from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Of these, 2.4% are endemic, meaning they exist in no other country, and 3.8% are threatened. 0.0% of Netherlands Antilles is protected under IUCN categories I-V.






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Netherlands Antilles: Forest Cover, 2005
Total Land Area (ha)80,000
Total Forest Area (ha)1,000
Percent Forest Cover1.25%
Primary Forest Cover (ha)-
Primary Forest, % total forest-
Primary Forest, % total land-
Other wooded land (ha)33,000


Netherlands Antilles : Forest types
Tropical (% forest area)100%
Subtropical (% forest area)0%
Temperate (% forest area)0%
Boreal/polar (% forest area)0%


Netherlands Antilles: Breakdown of forest types, 2005
Primary forest (ha | %)--
Modified natural (ha | %)--
Semi-natural (ha | %)--
Production plantation (ha | %)--
Production plantation (ha | %)--


Netherlands Antilles: Change in Forest Cover
TOTAL FOREST COVER
Forest 1990 (ha)1,000
Forest 2000 (ha)1,000
Forest 2005 (ha)1,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)-0.00%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Change in rate (%)#DIV/0!
PRIMARY FOREST COVER
Primary 1990 (ha)-
Primary 2000 (ha)-
Primary 2005 (ha)-
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)--
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)--
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)--
Change in rate (%)-
OTHER WOODED LAND
Other 1990 (ha)33,000
Other 2000 (ha)33,000
Other 2005 (ha)33,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)-0.00%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Change in rate (%)#DIV/0!
PLANTATIONS
Other 1990 (ha)-
Other 2000 (ha)-
Other 2005 (ha)-
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)--
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)--
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)--
Change in rate (%)-
TOTAL DEGRADATION/CONSERVSION
Forest area+Wooded Area-Plantations
Other 1990 (ha)34,000
Other 2000 (ha)34,000
Other 2005 (ha)34,000
Annual Change 1990-2000 (ha | %)-0.00%
Annual Change 2000-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Total Change 1990-2005 (ha | %)-0.00%
Change in rate (%)#DIV/0!


Netherlands Antilles: Primary
Primary or "old-growth" vegetation
Primary Forest 2005 (ha)-
Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha)-
Other primary wooded land 2005 (ha)0
Undisturbed vegetation 2005 (% land area)0.00%


Netherlands Antilles: Forest designation
Ownership of forest land, 2000
Public (%)-
Private (%)-
Other (%)-
Ownership of other wooded land, 2000
Public (%)-
Private (%)-
Other (%)-
Designated functions of forest � primary function 2005
Production (%)-
Protection (%)-
Conservation (%)-
Social Services (%)-
Multiple Services (%)-
None of Unknown (%)-


Netherlands Antilles: Disturbances affecting forest land 2000
Forest Area annually affected by
Fire (%)-
Insects (ha)-
Diseases (ha)-
Other (ha)-


Netherlands Antilles: Protected areas
Protected areas
Biosphere reserves, 2005
Wetlands of international importance (Ramsar sites), 20050
World Heritage sites, 20040
Protected Areas: IUCN categories I-V, percent of total land0.0%
Protected Areas: IUCN categories Ia, Ib, and II, extent, percent of total land#DIV/0!
Protected Areas: IUCN categories III, IV, and V, percent of total land, 2004#DIV/0!
Protected Areas: IUCN categories VI and other, percent of total land, 2004#DIV/0!


Netherlands Antilles: Biodiversity - Wildlife
Amphibians
total species3
endemic species0
threatened species0
Birds
total species259
endemic species4
threatened species4
Mammals
total species41
endemic species0
threatened species3
Reptiles
total species37
endemic species4
threatened species6
Wildlife diversity
total species340
endemic species8
threatened species13


Netherlands Antilles: Biodiversity - Plants
Growing stock composition
3 most common species
% of total growing stock
-
Growing stock composition
3 most common species
% of total growing stock
-
Number of Native tree species
Native tree species-
Number of tree species in IUCN red list
Critically Endangered0
Endangered2
Vulnerable0
Vascular Plant Species, 2004
Total
Number endemic0
Number of Threatened Plant Species, 2004
Species threatened2


Netherlands Antilles: Value of forests
Biomass stock in forest, 2005
Above-ground biomass (M t)-
Below-ground biomass (M t)-
Dead wood (M t)-
Total (M t)-
Carbon stock in forest, 2005
Carbon in above-ground biomass (M t)-
Carbon in below-ground biomass (M t)-
Carbon in dead wood (M t)-
Carbon in litter (M t)-
Soil carbon (M t)-
Change in growing stock 1990 - 2005
Annual change rate (1000 cubic m/yr)
1990-2000-
2000-2005-
Growing stock per hectare 1990 - 2005
Annual change rate ( cubic m/ha per yr)
1990-2000-
2000-2005-
Wood removal 2005
Industrial roundwood (1000 cubic m)-
Wood fuel (1000 cubic m)-
Total wood removal 2005 (1000 cubic m)-
Total wood removal 2005 (% of growing stock)-
Plant products 2005
Food (t)-
Fodder (t)-
Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t)-
Raw material for colorants and dyes (t)-
Raw material for utensils, handicrafts & construction (t)-
Ornamental plants (t)-
Exudates (t)-
Other plant products (t)-
Animal products 2005
Living animals (units)-
Hides, skins and trophies (units)-
Wild honey and bee-wax (t)-
Bush meat (t)-
Raw material for medicine and aromatic products (t)-
Raw material for colorants and dyes (t)-
Other edible animal products (t)-
Other non-edible animal products (t)-
Value of wood and non-wood forest product removal 2005
Industrial roundwood (US$)-
Wood fuel (US$)-
Non-wood forest products (US$)-
Total value (US$)-
Total value ($USD/ha)$-
Employment in forestry 2000
Total people employed-


Netherlands Antilles : Production, trade and consumption of forest products, 2002
Woodfuel ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production0
Imports-
Exports0
Consumption-
Industrial roundwood ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production0
Imports-
Exports1
Consumption0
Sawnwood ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production1
Imports-
Exports12
Consumption0
Wood-based panels ('000 cubic m), 2002
Production12
Imports-
Exports1
Consumption0
Pulp for paper ('000 metric tons), 2002
Production1
Imports0
Exports-
Consumption0
Paper and paperboard ('000 metric tons), 2002
Production-
Imports5
Exports7
Consumption0
Netherlands Antilles: Environment
Environment - current issuesNA
Environment - international agreementsCuracao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October


Netherlands Antilles: Land use / Resources
Land use (%)arable land: 10%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 90% (2001)
Natural resourcesphosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)


Netherlands Antilles: Economy
Economy - overview:Tourism, petroleum refining, and offshore finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. Although GDP has declined or grown slightly in each of the past eight years, the islands enjoy a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure compared with other countries in the region. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, the US and Mexico being the major suppliers. Poor soils and inadequate water supplies hamper the development of agriculture. Budgetary problems hamper reform of the health and pension systems of an aging population.
GDP - per capita$11,400 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)0.5% (2003 est.)
Agriculture - productsaloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit
GDP - composition by sector (%)agriculture: 1%, industry: 15%, services: 84% (2000 est.)
Industries tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao)
Economic aid - recipientIMF provided $61 million in 2000, and the Netherlands continued its support with $40 million (2000)
Debt - external$1.35 billion (1996)
Population below poverty line (%)NA
Labor force - by occupation (%)agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (2000 est.)


Netherlands Antilles: Population / Demographics
Population (July 2005)219,958
Population growth rate (%) (2005)0.82%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)229.1
Percent rural (2003)30.3%
Median age (years)total: 32.46 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)2 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian


[an error occurred while processing this directive] Netherlands Antilles: Infrastructure
Telephones - main lines in use81,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular81,000 (2001)
Roadways (km)total: 600 km
paved: 300 km
unpaved: 300 km


Netherlands Antilles: Health
Life expectancy at birth (years)total population: 75.83 years
male: 73.58 years
female: 78.2 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate10.03 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)NA

Netherlands Antilles : References & Data Sources


 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
 Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)
 Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
 Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
 RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
 World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
 The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
 With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com



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